Archive | September, 2009

Last time Charlie Morton pitched at Wrigley Field, he went 1+ innings and allowed 10 runs, making for quite the humiliating afternoon. Today was a bit different. The Pirates pounded Ted Lilly for 4 runs in the first inning, and Morton came right out and struck out the first three Cub batters. He would go […]

The Pirates played on the road. Kevin Hart pitched. The opponent was the Chicago Cubs. What do you think happened? In a game featuring fielding miscues, another bad start by Hart (despite returning to his former home, where he used to pitch well), and a really good one by Ryan Dempster, the Cubs beat the […]

News just broke that Minnesota signed him for a $3.15 millon dollar bonus. This is really, really, really unfortunate for the Pirates. Sano is a 16-year old shortstop, widely regarded as the top prospect in the Dominican Republic. The Bucs were rumored to have a good shot at signing him because of some personal connections, […]

Pirates (59-96) at Cubs (81-74) 8:05–Wrigley Field, Chicago TV: FSN Pittsburgh, WGN [Here is the MLB Gameday] —————————- One day removed from an exciting series win against Los Angeles to close up the home season, the Bucs head off to dreaded Wrigley Field to take on the Cubs on the road. Chicago’s elimination number for […]

The Pirates closed down PNC Park for the year in brilliant fashion this afternoon, blowing out Los Angeles and preventing them from clinching the NL West for the 2nd straight day. Similar to the Mets a few years ago, the Dodgers will have to go elsewhere to break open the champagne, even though they only […]

Dodgers (93-63) at Pirates (58-96) 12:35–PNC Park, Pittsburgh TV: Prime Ticket [Here is the MLB Gameday] ——————————– Today is the home finale for 2009 at PNC Park. Like I said yesterday. it’s unfortunate that we have this extra Monday afternoon instead of finishing up on Sunday like usual, especially after yesterday’s dramatic win. Nonetheless, the […]